CSU worried about perception of decision, tape shows

Board releases recording of chancellor deliberations

2:18 AM,
May 21, 2009

BLAKE

Written by

TREVOR HUGHES
TrevorHughes @coloradoan.com

Members of CSU's governing board fretted about the public perception that they were hiring a "good old boy" before they decided to make fellow board member Joe Blake the sole finalist for the university system's chancellor.

Blake largely dismissed the concerns, telling the board in a May 5 interview that his personal integrity would help turn back criticism. He said it was a situation of coincidence, not conspiracy, that he was headed toward the chancellorship after serving on the board for the past four years, including current service as vice chairman.